One of many things she said here that is so cogent. I didn't know until about 3 years ago that HSP was a thing and that I was one. Alanis articulated her points so well - I didn't know till seeing this video that she was an HSP. Was great to hear her speak so intelligently on the subject and on the value HSP's can bring to leadership.
The biggest mistake I've ever made in my life is thinking everyone is like me. I grew up assuming everyone meant well. Everyone was generally good. I assumed everyone experienced the world in a similar way. It was almost odd to me to see the lack of empathy. Now I understand. I've spent a lot of time unlearning the negative side of sensitivity. Setting boundaries is a major concern especially when governed by narcissists who understand how to use this to their advantage.
These are awful times for HSPs. The violence, wars, deliberate and absurd iies, insane dialogue, abuse, denial, apathy, political games, superficiality and artifice....and the attacks on truth and truth-tellers......definitely feeling the need to give and receive support.
there many people further ahead, but they don't have any publicity. yeah well, like she says, the truth tellers don't have an audience. I had to live through that the past years myself very painfully.
I'm highly highly sensitive. Not only that I'm the 'truth teller child' in a family with two narcissistic parents. Two 'evil' people can give birth to a 'good' person. PTSD has wired my brain to be even more sensitive which is a deficit. I'm very easily triggered by narcissists especially, it's not as glamorous as it sounds. The life of the truth teller child is a very lonely one. Truth is pain to a narcissist.
I can sure relate to you! I would not be here without the grace of God! My family & all 3 siblings are so cold & selfish! I take care of my 99 year old mom! None of them care about her only what they can get! My dad was the tender hearted peace keeper! He has been gone for 18 years! I know my dad would be proud of me! Hang in there!
The truth unmasks the narcissist, and that vulnerability is the one thing they fear the most and is a core cause of their dysfunction. This is why confronting them is so dangerous. It’s like peeling layers of skin when you pull off a scab that hasn’t healed - you will find yourself toe to toe with an opponent in so much pain and all they know to do is project that pain back to you like a hot potato. Most of the time it works. Best thing to do is separate, and never give them access to your emotions again. Grey rock if absolutely necessary until your escape plan is complete. A narcissist will never change because they will never believe they are at fault. Accountability slides off them like oil in a hot pan. Narcissistic personalities are incredibly dangerous to empaths, especially those of us with PTSD. They are vampires who will smell your hot blood a mile away.
I love this. She totally gets me. Wish I knew her in person. Listening to this makes me feel less alone in this world. Thank you, Alanis…for helping me feel normal and understood.
For the longest time I thought I was stupid. I didn't see "obvious" things around me. Obvious to everyone else, and I thought I missed the boat. Turns out I automatically want to understand things in a whole different way. But most of the time I felt like I kept sticking my foot in my mouth. It turns out HSP see things differently, not wrongly. In fact, they see things that other people miss. Not only see it, but can even feel it all through ourselves. Now I would not trade my high sensitivity or intuition for anything else.
@@velvetbeesI do sympathize with you I have the same instinctual behavior...I'm always overwhelmed by the environment that I'm in...I perceive intentions,moods,smells,sounds,etc,and sometimes it will make me feel like an outsider...
We attract what we are. Water seeks its own level. We look for those reactions in people so we can tell ourselves where we need to change. It's all about change. We have to spiritually mature so we are no longer affected by other people. Then, we can be what Alanis is talking about: Very strong leaders. Because I love what she said, about those in leadership having compassion. But let me tell you this: I think we fear others that don't want us in those roles. We WILL face them.
Even though it feels like it. You are not alone. There are many neurodivergent/ sensitive people out in the world 🌎. Quite a few are highly functioning & very successful. Because they understand & utilize tools that help them not only with self care but also to lead. If anyone truly understands that thoughts are so powerful that the vibrations from them shape our reality, it is neurodivergent people.
Thank you Alanis! It's important to have a safe place where highly sensitive people can go without being judged as just "cry babies" or "too weak and need to toughen up". Thank you so much as you have included being introverted individuals. You could have just sat on your laurels as a singer/actress but now you're helping even more people. I don’t feel higher evolved but am a sensitive.
I am highly sensitive. I can feel everything around me. Imagine an octopus with thousands of arms. Now imagine the arms are electricity instead. That is what I feel. Millions of electrical pulses reaching out in all directions. I'm on meds to slow my mind from going a million miles an hour. But I'm still sensitive to everything.
The key for me as a member of this temperament type has been to do REAL, and actually effective, work on boundaries and on fiercely protecting my own inner sanctum. That includes protecting my entire emotional spectrum; it took me many years to learn that I can actually relate and connect my emotions to only the truly valuable things and people, and everything else simply does not have access. Zero emotional swaying or overwhelm by any influences that are not congruent with what's actually valuable to me. It's like a type of very solid inner strength. Once I found that *inner* ocean of peace and *inner* nature-immersion that she talks about, for lack of a better way of describing it, it was like I fell so in love with that inner sanctum that is my true inner core and solid steady place of peace, that I wanted to protect it as fiercely as my own children. Finding that place inside of you that is constantly at peace and then practicing healthy, strong boundaries to not violate it is the best piece of advice I can give personally---thanks for this video and to all my fellow empaths out there, stay beautiful 🙌🫂✨🤩
It's hard for me to imagine that anyone makes it to adulthood without yet finding a way to build emotional security. It's like, of course you can't let things deeply affect you if they happen half way around the world, and literally have no bearing on your life. _OF COURSE._ But good job learning how to adult nonetheless..
It's so great to have so many people coming forward with information on being an HSP in this world. Thank You Alanis Morrissette for becoming a spokesperson for this!
Wow… I just stumbled upon this and felt so understood and legitimized. Everything Alanis described is how I navigate the world. I think it’s time to more deeply own this way of self-identifying. Thank you for this video.❤
This is a very good idea, thanks Alanis. I neither want a sociopath or narcissist in leadership positions, however, that is the reality of the world and being an introverted HSP with ADHD who tried to be in a leadership position for 2 years I can tell you it doesn't work. We are not accepted and I am 5 years in burnout recovery.
I'm an hsp/empath and I just recently discovered there were these recognized terms for people like me. I'm not just an eccentric oddball anymore! Anyway, I've planned for many years to move to Anchorage Alaska for the beaury, the climate, and the extrordinary outdoor adventures, among other things. Unfortunately, nobody gets it or how much it means to me to live there and why I NEED this. I get an almost universal response of invalidation when I share my desire to move there. I immediately get peppered with a bunch "what about" questions as if I've not given this any thought whatsoever and then I always get the suggestion to move somewhere else, usually a place that has almost nothing in common with Anchorage (except maybe some snow in winter). It's mindblowing how many people just don't get it or are willing to accept that I know what I want, but can't always articulate why. It makes for a very lonely existence when people just don't understand you and don't have that same level of empathy to even try to understand. I long for the day I share my dream and someone just says "I get it", even if it might not be what they would want.
You would love Atlin, BC. As an HSP/Empath, Atlin is on my bucketlist. Follow your heart song to Alaska, then the outside noise will fade. Validate yourself. There will be people along the journey who will hold sacred space for you, this will be worth the times of feeling lonely. From one eccentric oddball to another.
All neurodivergent people feel this way. We need to connect with eachother, so we don't feel so isolated. Alaska is an insanely beautiful place. Sending you a big hug.
I get it - I had the same idea for awhile! Don't worry about what people think and don't let anyone stop you. I did, more than once on more than one idea - let the same person talk me out of several ideas. Regretted it each time. Follow your instincts - the worse that can happen is that it doesn't turn out to be what you expect or need, and so what? I won't be able to move to Alaska or the mountains anytime too soon, but I HAVE learned to never let someone talk me out of things I know deep down are things I need to do/try for myself. Keep it close to your vest - until you are ready to do it. The great thing is, if you make that move, you'll probably be surrounded by a lot of like-minded people who tend to like living in less crowded, beautiful areas. That's why British Columbia attracts so many creative types. Alaska probably attracts a lot of people who think like you!
That sounds like a great opportunity to learn not to give a ****** what others think of your dreams and plans. The trouble with HSPs is we care too much what others think. Enjoy your journey, it sounds exciting!
Yes, let's select and elect leaders who have empathy. It encourages a more thorough working through of problems/solutions and results in better outcomes for more people.
We are the leaders, changing this world into a more enlightened place by our hearts. We are the feelers, the creatives and the truth tellers. Keep shining my beautiful friends ✨✨✨
I always have thought that about empaths...as she says.. 'a leading edge of evolution quality...deeply thinking, deeply feeling, drenched in empathy' YES! All you have to do is imagine the world with millions more empaths and a greatly developed sense of empathy. It would foster such an authentic greater communication between human beings, which would improve things in so many ways...
The world is at war. A darkness is spreading. The war is between creatures that take human form (sociopaths and Psycopaths), entities with empathy deleted. It's them vs. The human race. Psychopaths vs. Empaths. Too many people are falling for a great deception. How do we ensure sociopaths and psychopaths never get in positions of power? Until we figure that out...the War will continue to grow. America still honors and celebrates the Psychopaths among us (Including certain War Criminals who happen to be former and current US Presidents).
Yeah but the problem is that the evil people traumatize the good nice empathetic people and then those traumatized empaths become evil and cruel themselves. 😢😮
always loved Alanis music, but great to hear her speak about this important subject. We do need people in politics that feel the world on a much deeper level to help us continue to evolve. So much power in the hands of humans, which is why we need new leaders who work through their hearts 💕
We won't get leaders like that. The world we live in is a world of deception. We live in a world controlled by psychopathic entities that take human form. Many of our "dear leaders" are literal sociopaths and psychopaths. Fully incapable of true empathy. Unless more people wake up to the reality that is unfolding, it will be too late to change course. The entire system is corrupt to the core.
Great to hear Alanis speak about this topic. Leaders need to lead with empathy. If an individual is incapable of it, they have no business being in a leadership role.
Anybody else struggle with having children that they love immensely and cherish being around but also get really overstimulated by them and feel like they’re on fire inside sometimes just being with their favorite people on the planet?
Yes, definitely! I’m very vocal with them when I need space or feel extra sensitive or overstimulated. I think they are both pretty highly sensitive themselves so I want to give them examples of better tools, boundaries & communication skills than I had growing up! 🙏🏼
So uplifting to hear such an appreciated artists reveal their sensitivity and their work to promote other sensitives. This was really encouraging. Start collecting funds to help grow these leaders of the future. It's time to come together
to all my fellow empaths out there drowning in the tsunami of life..... never forget: sensitive people create the greatest art, music and inventions. stay awesome.
I am an empath, raised to hide emotion. I finally understand that word, sensitive. I feel the energies of others cuz i am hyper sensitive. Makes sense.
Alanis has totally hid the nail on the head, so to speak. I so relate to everything she says about being highly sensitive and picking up a lot in my environment. Nature and breaks are very important, it's true. The world needs to recognize empaths.
This really hits home; I'm very sensitive and empathetic. Usually people use it as an insult, being "too sensitive". It's always been exhausting, so it's great to hear this!
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill was the first album I ever bought with my babysitting money at 12 years old in 1996. I just adore her way of life so much and love her documentary on breastfeeding and natural birth in (More Business Of Being Born)
For both the person practicing empathy and the recipient, empathy and sensitivity create a sense of emotional safety. They help people feel seen and valued, reducing feelings of isolation or misunderstanding.
I identify as an HSP. The stresses of crowded places are always a burden to endure in daily schedules, especially when it means riding BART and MUNI to and from work. (There have been times when I needed to exit each transit system just to get away for a few minutes.) The other side of HSP is seeing great beauty and meaning from things that no one else seems to notice. It's a special world that gives my life depth.
I have that same kind of temperament. I don't even like going out except in my back yard to look at the sky and squirrels and stuff because I am so easily overstimulated. It kind of seem like a disability but I guess there is strength in it, too. Good video.
Thank you for this. I spent 17 years in the corporate business world and I definitely felt like I had to very often operate outside of my highly sensitive abilities without any empathy, it took a toll on me. This year I made a massive change to become a professional artist and I am having the best year of my life. I’m working harder than I ever have but it’s out of joy and on my own agenda. I am in complete control of my energy & it’s been extremely empowering, just the medicine I needed! Sending love to all my fellow highly sensitive people living in a highly desensitized world! 🤍✌️✨
My hero! Empathetic leadership can make the most amazing, productive, inclusive work environment. A place of healing and self worth for people that didn't grow up with that. Thank you Alanis and Thomas!!
Being powerful without being compassionate is like being a giant who doesn’t know how big he is. Brad Brown. I used to lead from my false self which was less toxic than many, but as I uncover my authentic self I absolutely choose compassion and acknowledge my gift of presence and space holding.
A day on earth Every day I see the world I am forever amazed by its unending wonders And all the beauty of everything around me Each blade of grass, every pebbles, shoot and twigs Drops of dew as diamonds in the morning sun The fresh scent of renewed hope in the early breath The promises of life awoken Riches and abundance and rewards near I am so very small - this world so big Though I look and look I cannot see very far But I can see I belong here That I belong to this here The new day also brings hurdles and sorrow Streams to cross, treacherous and menacing covers I am just a solitary little mouse trotting along In this immeasurable field I call home And no matter the dangers and the threats However unkind the weather and cold the nights And the friends lost and the dark days I am grateful for this ground I walk on I am the life given to me Like a voice needs a listener And the dream a dreamer This earth comes alive under my tiny little feet I am bound to it as it is to me Here and now I belong To this life given to me I am a voice, I am a dream, I am a breath I am just a little mouse
As a highly sensitive empath, I resonate with everything Alanis said, especially how hsp/e's can show up in leadership roles. I'll be sharing this video clip with my channel since I feel it will be of interest to them. Blessings💗🙏
I like what she has to say, i think it would be hard to get someone highly sensitive into leadership. I also agree highly sensitive types are overstimulated and it can be overwhelming. I also pick up on those who may see me as a threat and as a highly sensitive person it can make me feel extremely uncomfortable. I find being around humanity is extremely painful and energy draining but dont have a problem if someone doesnt like me. I just want them to be civil but find that is too hard for them.
The reassurance of taking care of your own and responsibility of mutual leadership has a astonishing gift of renewal and the best way to contemplate the obvious reason amongt: is through the credibility of those around you. Trusting the avenue you create is sure to adhere to those your impact.
People like our selves live the life George Harrison taught us in his 1968 song ''Within you and without you''. Thank you for your wisdom, Alanis!🌹🌈❤🩹💯
Thank you! I am a Highly Sensitive Person and I'm very grateful for all of the information available these days, I finally understand things much better. I will also use my voice to spread awareness and to give tools, thank you both! ❤
Amen! There’s a word in Italian with about eighteen letters. The gist of it is that he/she truly cares about the people in his town. The collective is paramount. I’m glad you found yourself. PS I loved your music…
Thank you so much for sharing what you experience as a highly sensitive person... yes it's really vital to create our safety bubble where we can restore our nervous system. Some minutes in a calm and silent place are previous, every day ! Love you wonderful Alanis ❤
If we have a world of highly empathetic leaders they must also have boundaries. If this can happen then the good people will shine in the workplace and the toxic ones will fall.
I thought l was the only one that thought that way. Thank goodness there are more of us out there. It is without a doubt our time to shine… or we’re all doomed.
So nice to actually hear something that acknowledges the ways I feel .. sometimes like drowning .. other times like the utmost levels of beauty to see things in new and fascinating ways. So sad I know of lots of people with these traits & skills who have given up & tuned out by blocking as much as they can simply for self preservation in a toxic world. thank you :)
"I am not interested in leadership without empathy." Yes!!!! That 🔥🔥🔥
One of many things she said here that is so cogent. I didn't know until about 3 years ago that HSP was a thing and that I was one. Alanis articulated her points so well - I didn't know till seeing this video that she was an HSP. Was great to hear her speak so intelligently on the subject and on the value HSP's can bring to leadership.
“I’m not interested in leadership without empathy.” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
"Things have gotten so bad, even the introverts are here!" HAHA spot on. So glad the algorithm suggested this one to me.
Ditto and ditto! 🍀🙏🏾
The biggest mistake I've ever made in my life is thinking everyone is like me. I grew up assuming everyone meant well. Everyone was generally good. I assumed everyone experienced the world in a similar way. It was almost odd to me to see the lack of empathy. Now I understand. I've spent a lot of time unlearning the negative side of sensitivity. Setting boundaries is a major concern especially when governed by narcissists who understand how to use this to their advantage.
Yes! The realization that not everyone cares.
Should be part of formal education starting in middle school.
me too
Yes, exactly.
Excellent, yes thank you🙂
These are awful times for HSPs. The violence, wars, deliberate and absurd iies, insane dialogue, abuse, denial, apathy, political games, superficiality and artifice....and the attacks on truth and truth-tellers......definitely feeling the need to give and receive support.
Was there ever a time where there wasn't violence and wars and lies and hushing up the truth tellers?
"There has to be a place where we are unmeasured and feel safe"
- Alanis Morissette
"isn't it ironic‽"
-Alanis Morissette describing something that is in no way ironic.
This woman is so ahead of her time
there many people further ahead, but they don't have any publicity. yeah well, like she says, the truth tellers don't have an audience. I had to live through that the past years myself very painfully.
@@oooodaxteroooo Exactly
And those who are ahead of their time make the greatest musician artists. Great artists communicate bigger ideas!
Because she's an empath.
I'm highly highly sensitive. Not only that I'm the 'truth teller child' in a family with two narcissistic parents. Two 'evil' people can give birth to a 'good' person. PTSD has wired my brain to be even more sensitive which is a deficit. I'm very easily triggered by narcissists especially, it's not as glamorous as it sounds. The life of the truth teller child is a very lonely one. Truth is pain to a narcissist.
Ditto 🌻
Yeah, it's so weird because it's so difficult for us to confront and affront people but we have no choice but telling and living our truth. ❤
I can sure relate to you! I would not be here without the grace of God! My family & all 3 siblings are so cold & selfish! I take care of my 99 year old mom! None of them care about her only what they can get! My dad was the tender hearted peace keeper! He has been gone for 18 years! I know my dad would be proud of me! Hang in there!
SAME!!!
The truth unmasks the narcissist, and that vulnerability is the one thing they fear the most and is a core cause of their dysfunction. This is why confronting them is so dangerous. It’s like peeling layers of skin when you pull off a scab that hasn’t healed - you will find yourself toe to toe with an opponent in so much pain and all they know to do is project that pain back to you like a hot potato. Most of the time it works.
Best thing to do is separate, and never give them access to your emotions again. Grey rock if absolutely necessary until your escape plan is complete. A narcissist will never change because they will never believe they are at fault. Accountability slides off them like oil in a hot pan. Narcissistic personalities are incredibly dangerous to empaths, especially those of us with PTSD. They are vampires who will smell your hot blood a mile away.
I love this. She totally gets me. Wish I knew her in person. Listening to this makes me feel less alone in this world. Thank you, Alanis…for helping me feel normal and understood.
yup
I am highly sensitive and it makes people treat me like an alien..Thank you for your kindness
Me too! By my family of origin!❤
For the longest time I thought I was stupid. I didn't see "obvious" things around me. Obvious to everyone else, and I thought I missed the boat. Turns out I automatically want to understand things in a whole different way. But most of the time I felt like I kept sticking my foot in my mouth. It turns out HSP see things differently, not wrongly. In fact, they see things that other people miss. Not only see it, but can even feel it all through ourselves. Now I would not trade my high sensitivity or intuition for anything else.
@@velvetbeesI do sympathize with you I have the same instinctual behavior...I'm always overwhelmed by the environment that I'm in...I perceive intentions,moods,smells,sounds,etc,and sometimes it will make me feel like an outsider...
We attract what we are. Water seeks its own level. We look for those reactions in people so we can tell ourselves where we need to change.
It's all about change.
We have to spiritually mature so we are no longer affected by other people. Then, we can be what Alanis is talking about: Very strong leaders. Because I love what she said, about those in leadership having compassion. But let me tell you this: I think we fear others that don't want us in those roles. We WILL face them.
Even though it feels like it. You are not alone. There are many neurodivergent/ sensitive people out in the world 🌎. Quite a few are highly functioning & very successful. Because they understand & utilize tools that help them not only with self care but also to lead. If anyone truly understands that thoughts are so powerful that the vibrations from them shape our reality, it is neurodivergent people.
Thanks for representing Alanis! Much appreciated!!❤
Alanis has done her healing work ❤ Warrior leading us into New Earth 🌍
We would be living in a completely different world if highly sensitive and compassionate people ran the show.
Alanis Morisette is Canadas greatest treasure.
Thank you Alanis! It's important to have a safe place where highly sensitive people can go without being judged as just "cry babies" or "too weak and need to toughen up". Thank you so much as you have included being introverted individuals. You could have just sat on your laurels as a singer/actress but now you're helping even more people. I don’t feel higher evolved but am a sensitive.
I am highly sensitive. I can feel everything around me. Imagine an octopus with thousands of arms. Now imagine the arms are electricity instead. That is what I feel. Millions of electrical pulses reaching out in all directions. I'm on meds to slow my mind from going a million miles an hour. But I'm still sensitive to everything.
How does Alanis look exactly the same?! I started listening to her music 30 years ago!
I've always loved Alanis Morrisette and so glad she is still speaking truth today and looking timeless at that!
The key for me as a member of this temperament type has been to do REAL, and actually effective, work on boundaries and on fiercely protecting my own inner sanctum. That includes protecting my entire emotional spectrum; it took me many years to learn that I can actually relate and connect my emotions to only the truly valuable things and people, and everything else simply does not have access. Zero emotional swaying or overwhelm by any influences that are not congruent with what's actually valuable to me. It's like a type of very solid inner strength. Once I found that *inner* ocean of peace and *inner* nature-immersion that she talks about, for lack of a better way of describing it, it was like I fell so in love with that inner sanctum that is my true inner core and solid steady place of peace, that I wanted to protect it as fiercely as my own children. Finding that place inside of you that is constantly at peace and then practicing healthy, strong boundaries to not violate it is the best piece of advice I can give personally---thanks for this video and to all my fellow empaths out there, stay beautiful 🙌🫂✨🤩
Wow, this is an amazing comment and recommendation. Thank you very much.
It's hard for me to imagine that anyone makes it to adulthood without yet finding a way to build emotional security. It's like, of course you can't let things deeply affect you if they happen half way around the world, and literally have no bearing on your life. _OF COURSE._
But good job learning how to adult nonetheless..
Thank you so much for the wording of that ❤❤
It's so great to have so many people coming forward with information on being an HSP in this world. Thank You Alanis Morrissette for becoming a spokesperson for this!
“There has to be a place where we are unmeasured.” That last line got me so hard. Amen.
Wow… I just stumbled upon this and felt so understood and legitimized. Everything Alanis described is how I navigate the world. I think it’s time to more deeply own this way of self-identifying. Thank you for this video.❤
She is so articulate. Very well said, spot on.
I really needed 2 hear this today!! Praying 4 a job that will sync w/ these words
This is a very good idea, thanks Alanis. I neither want a sociopath or narcissist in leadership positions, however, that is the reality of the world and being an introverted HSP with ADHD who tried to be in a leadership position for 2 years I can tell you it doesn't work. We are not accepted and I am 5 years in burnout recovery.
I'm an hsp/empath and I just recently discovered there were these recognized terms for people like me. I'm not just an eccentric oddball anymore! Anyway, I've planned for many years to move to Anchorage Alaska for the beaury, the climate, and the extrordinary outdoor adventures, among other things. Unfortunately, nobody gets it or how much it means to me to live there and why I NEED this. I get an almost universal response of invalidation when I share my desire to move there. I immediately get peppered with a bunch "what about" questions as if I've not given this any thought whatsoever and then I always get the suggestion to move somewhere else, usually a place that has almost nothing in common with Anchorage (except maybe some snow in winter). It's mindblowing how many people just don't get it or are willing to accept that I know what I want, but can't always articulate why. It makes for a very lonely existence when people just don't understand you and don't have that same level of empathy to even try to understand. I long for the day I share my dream and someone just says "I get it", even if it might not be what they would want.
You would love Atlin, BC. As an HSP/Empath, Atlin is on my bucketlist. Follow your heart song to Alaska, then the outside noise will fade. Validate yourself. There will be people along the journey who will hold sacred space for you, this will be worth the times of feeling lonely. From one eccentric oddball to another.
All neurodivergent people feel this way. We need to connect with eachother, so we don't feel so isolated. Alaska is an insanely beautiful place.
Sending you a big hug.
@@tarieannfrazier515
I freaking LOVE your advice. Thank you for being there for them. We need to connect with eachother so we don't feel so alone.
I get it - I had the same idea for awhile! Don't worry about what people think and don't let anyone stop you. I did, more than once on more than one idea - let the same person talk me out of several ideas. Regretted it each time.
Follow your instincts - the worse that can happen is that it doesn't turn out to be what you expect or need, and so what? I won't be able to move to Alaska or the mountains anytime too soon, but I HAVE learned to never let someone talk me out of things I know deep down are things I need to do/try for myself.
Keep it close to your vest - until you are ready to do it. The great thing is, if you make that move, you'll probably be surrounded by a lot of like-minded people who tend to like living in less crowded, beautiful areas. That's why British Columbia attracts so many creative types. Alaska probably attracts a lot of people who think like you!
That sounds like a great opportunity to learn not to give a ****** what others think of your dreams and plans. The trouble with HSPs is we care too much what others think. Enjoy your journey, it sounds exciting!
Yes, let's select and elect leaders who have empathy. It encourages a more thorough working through of problems/solutions and results in better outcomes for more people.
We are the leaders, changing this world into a more enlightened place by our hearts. We are the feelers, the creatives and the truth tellers. Keep shining my beautiful friends ✨✨✨
Love that: '... a place where we are unmeasured!'
God I love this woman! Im just here a quick for her appearnace!! I LOVE YOU ALANIS!!
Like minded people are blessed with similar attributes and you do display traits that I am familiar with.Bless you..I see you
I always have thought that about empaths...as she says.. 'a leading edge of evolution quality...deeply thinking, deeply feeling, drenched in empathy' YES! All you have to do is imagine the world with millions more empaths and a greatly developed sense of empathy. It would foster such an authentic greater communication between human beings, which would improve things in so many ways...
The world is at war. A darkness is spreading. The war is between creatures that take human form (sociopaths and Psycopaths), entities with empathy deleted. It's them vs. The human race. Psychopaths vs. Empaths.
Too many people are falling for a great deception. How do we ensure sociopaths and psychopaths never get in positions of power? Until we figure that out...the War will continue to grow. America still honors and celebrates the Psychopaths among us (Including certain War Criminals who happen to be former and current US Presidents).
Yeah but the problem is that the evil people traumatize the good nice empathetic people and then those traumatized empaths become evil and cruel themselves. 😢😮
Alanis has crazy good energy.
always loved Alanis music, but great to hear her speak about this important subject. We do need people in politics that feel the world on a much deeper level to help us continue to evolve. So much power in the hands of humans, which is why we need new leaders who work through their hearts 💕
We won't get leaders like that. The world we live in is a world of deception. We live in a world controlled by psychopathic entities that take human form. Many of our "dear leaders" are literal sociopaths and psychopaths. Fully incapable of true empathy. Unless more people wake up to the reality that is unfolding, it will be too late to change course. The entire system is corrupt to the core.
You've written this beautifully!
@@Gigi-wo8yv thank-you ❤️
Great to hear Alanis speak about this topic. Leaders need to lead with empathy. If an individual is incapable of it, they have no business being in a leadership role.
Anybody else struggle with having children that they love immensely and cherish being around but also get really overstimulated by them and feel like they’re on fire inside sometimes just being with their favorite people on the planet?
Me too! 👋
Yes, definitely! I’m very vocal with them when I need space or feel extra sensitive or overstimulated. I think they are both pretty highly sensitive themselves so I want to give them examples of better tools, boundaries & communication skills than I had growing up! 🙏🏼
I love this idea but am overwhelmed by the thought of an 8-day event!
I never thought I’d have so much in common with Alanis ❤
Just seeing Alanis……🥹🙏🏼🫶🏻such a beautiful soul
So uplifting to hear such an appreciated artists reveal their sensitivity and their work to promote other sensitives. This was really encouraging. Start collecting funds to help grow these leaders of the future. It's time to come together
to all my fellow empaths out there drowning in the tsunami of life..... never forget: sensitive people create the greatest art, music and inventions. stay awesome.
So amazing to see her supporting this cause. And makes me like her music even more.
I am an empath, raised to hide emotion. I finally understand that word, sensitive. I feel the energies of others cuz i am hyper sensitive. Makes sense.
Alanis has totally hid the nail on the head, so to speak. I so relate to everything she says about being highly sensitive and picking up a lot in my environment. Nature and breaks are very important, it's true. The world needs to recognize empaths.
Man, what a breath of fresh air. She is inspiring.
Thank you for bringing to light our qualities. Too many narcissists attempt to crush our beauty.
This really hits home; I'm very sensitive and empathetic. Usually people use it as an insult, being "too sensitive". It's always been exhausting, so it's great to hear this!
Her comments about leadership without empathy are so refreshing.....
Love Alanis. Bless her and all sensitive hearts and minds that explore the gift of emphatic connection.
👀 Had the biggest crush on Alanis as a kid. She's still beautiful...even more so as she matures. Glad to see / hear her stance on life.
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill was the first album I ever bought with my babysitting money at 12 years old in 1996. I just adore her way of life so much and love her documentary on breastfeeding and natural birth in (More Business Of Being Born)
I love Alanis. Thank God for her, and what she's doing. I hope that other artists are inspired by this, and do something similar. God bless.
This is so cool. The depth of her lyrics has always resonated 💚
Alanis is one of the most kind and compassionate humans on this planet today.
Although she probably is, i wouldn’t give her that much credit. There is so many like her
“There has to be a place where we are unmeasured…”
This.
For both the person practicing empathy and the recipient, empathy and sensitivity create a sense of emotional safety. They help people feel seen and valued, reducing feelings of isolation or misunderstanding.
Thank you for explaining myself to me, I'm still discovering more and more about myself. I just want to feel safe. I am an introvert and I am here💙🙏💙
She articulated this better than I could imagine.
“Being in a safe environment in order to process and vent” hitting me like a ton of Bay Area burden bricks.
Realize there is a movement for us, to lead & follow so that empathic perception is helpful to living. It’s not politics but it is valid
I identify as an HSP. The stresses of crowded places are always a burden to endure in daily schedules, especially when it means riding BART and MUNI to and from work. (There have been times when I needed to exit each transit system just to get away for a few minutes.) The other side of HSP is seeing great beauty and meaning from things that no one else seems to notice. It's a special world that gives my life depth.
I have that same kind of temperament. I don't even like going out except in my back yard to look at the sky and squirrels and stuff because I am so easily overstimulated. It kind of seem like a disability but I guess there is strength in it, too. Good video.
Water - Nature - yes yes yes - very smart Woman.
Thank you for this. I spent 17 years in the corporate business world and I definitely felt like I had to very often operate outside of my highly sensitive abilities without any empathy, it took a toll on me. This year I made a massive change to become a professional artist and I am having the best year of my life. I’m working harder than I ever have but it’s out of joy and on my own agenda. I am in complete control of my energy & it’s been extremely empowering, just the medicine I needed! Sending love to all my fellow highly sensitive people living in a highly desensitized world! 🤍✌️✨
Hm..
Wise & beautiful.
Thank You for Being who You Are. 🙂❤️🌷
My hero! Empathetic leadership can make the most amazing, productive, inclusive work environment. A place of healing and self worth for people that didn't grow up with that. Thank you Alanis and Thomas!!
Being powerful without being compassionate is like being a giant who doesn’t know how big he is. Brad Brown. I used to lead from my false self which was less toxic than many, but as I uncover my authentic self I absolutely choose compassion and acknowledge my gift of presence and space holding.
“There has to be a place where we’re unmeasured.” Love that!
A day on earth
Every day I see the world
I am forever amazed by its unending wonders
And all the beauty of everything around me
Each blade of grass, every pebbles, shoot and twigs
Drops of dew as diamonds in the morning sun
The fresh scent of renewed hope in the early breath
The promises of life awoken
Riches and abundance and rewards near
I am so very small - this world so big
Though I look and look I cannot see very far
But I can see I belong here
That I belong to this here
The new day also brings hurdles and sorrow
Streams to cross, treacherous and menacing covers
I am just a solitary little mouse trotting along
In this immeasurable field I call home
And no matter the dangers and the threats
However unkind the weather and cold the nights
And the friends lost and the dark days
I am grateful for this ground I walk on
I am the life given to me
Like a voice needs a listener
And the dream a dreamer
This earth comes alive under my tiny little feet
I am bound to it as it is to me
Here and now I belong
To this life given to me
I am a voice, I am a dream, I am a breath
I am just a little mouse
Moving piece! May I ask if you know who the author is,
A truly beautiful human being, through and through. I respect and adore and am humbled by her.
Lovely, lovely woman!
Her wisdom orientates from the same depths as her beauty!
As a highly sensitive empath, I resonate with everything Alanis said, especially how hsp/e's can show up in leadership roles. I'll be sharing this video clip with my channel since I feel it will be of interest to them. Blessings💗🙏
I’ve always liked Alanis. I agree with her 💯
I like what she has to say, i think it would be hard to get someone highly sensitive into leadership. I also agree highly sensitive types are overstimulated and it can be overwhelming. I also pick up on those who may see me as a threat and as a highly sensitive person it can make me feel extremely uncomfortable. I find being around humanity is extremely painful and energy draining but dont have a problem if someone doesnt like me. I just want them to be civil but find that is too hard for them.
Love this woman! Queen Alanis 🤩🖤🤘. Such a great musician/composer and well spoken! Her voice has only gotten better. Thank you
Beautifully stated! Thank you! The creative minority is coming online. Your explanation is so true and genuine.
Love this woman
Spot on Alanis.
One of my favorite Artists and as a fellow HSP and Empath it makes sense! Love all she said about Leadership.
The reassurance of taking care of your own and responsibility of mutual leadership has a astonishing gift of renewal and the best way to contemplate the obvious reason amongt: is through the credibility of those around you. Trusting the avenue you create is sure to adhere to those your impact.
Wow, so pleasantly surprised by Alanis!
Thanks Alanis for sharing this message! ❤👍🙏
Wow, so relatable!
Wow we are kindred spirits! Your awesome! Thx for sharing!❤
I can’t tell you how often I listen to your version of “Crazy”. Thank you for staying Golden. 👑
Incredible singer, spot on message
Bless her 🙏 ❤ bless her so dang much ❤ 🙌
People like our selves live the life George Harrison taught us in his 1968 song
''Within you and without you''.
Thank you for your wisdom, Alanis!🌹🌈❤🩹💯
Thank you! I am a Highly Sensitive Person and I'm very grateful for all of the information available these days, I finally understand things much better. I will also use my voice to spread awareness and to give tools, thank you both! ❤
Amen! There’s a word in Italian with about eighteen letters. The gist of it is that he/she truly cares about the people in his town. The collective is paramount. I’m glad you found yourself.
PS I loved your music…
This showed up on my feed and wow! Exactly how I’ve been feeling at work. My narcissistic boss is gone and the energy has shifted.
Thank you so much for sharing what you experience as a highly sensitive person... yes it's really vital to create our safety bubble where we can restore our nervous system. Some minutes in a calm and silent place are previous, every day ! Love you wonderful Alanis ❤
If we have a world of highly empathetic leaders they must also have boundaries.
If this can happen then the good people will shine in the workplace and the toxic ones will fall.
I thought l was the only one that thought that way. Thank goodness there are more of us out there. It is without a doubt our time to shine… or we’re all doomed.
I always knew she was cool. 😍 "I'm not interested in leadership without empathy"
So nice to actually hear something that acknowledges the ways I feel .. sometimes like drowning .. other times like the utmost levels of beauty to see things in new and fascinating ways.
So sad I know of lots of people with these traits & skills who have given up & tuned out by blocking as much as they can simply for self preservation in a toxic world.
thank you :)
Awesome! Jagged little pill is still one of my favourite albums
I absolutely love these words Alanis is speaking ♡
Just one more reason she is one of my favourite artists - such a grounded and well balanced perspective on things.
She looks radiant.
Oh thank you. You have such a warm and comforting presence.
❤